2015 NHK Ladies Short Program

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27 - 29 Nov 2015
Nagano Japan

LADIES SHORT PROGRAM

Friday, November 27, 19:05 (UTC +9)

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11/27/2015 5:05am Ladies Short Program
11/28/2015 5:30am Ladies Free Skate

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Entries

No.	Name	Nation
1	Kaetlyn OSMOND	CAN
	SP La Vie en rose by Louis Guglielmi; choreo Lance Vipond and Pasquale Camerlengo LP Danzarin, Oblviion by Astor Piazzolla, Tanguera; choreo Lance Vipond and Pasquale Camerlengo
	FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?39185-Kaetlyn-Osmond
2	Zijun LI	CHN
	SP Clair de Lune; choreo by Lori Nichol LP The Artist soundtrack; choreo by Lori Nichol
	FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?38931-Li-Zijun
3	Mao ASADA	JPN
	SP Bei Mir Bist du Schön; choreo by Lori Nichol LP Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini; choreo by Lori Nichol
	FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?38067-Mao-Asada
4	Mariko KIHARA	JPN
	SP Sakura Sakura by Kennzaburou Hirai, Akira Miyagawa; choreo by Tom Dickson LP Black Swan (soundtrack) by Clint Mansell; choreo by Tom Dickson
	FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?57430-Mariko-Kihara&p=1297211#post1297211
5	Satoko MIYAHARA	JPN
	SP: "Firedance" from "Riverdance" by Bill Whelan; choreo by Tom Dickson and Lori Nichol FS Un Sospiro by Franz Liszt; choreo by Tom Dickson and Lori Nichol
	FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?52537-Satoko-Miyahara
6	Maria ARTEMIEVA	RUS
	SP At Last by Etta James; choreo by Olga Glinka, Konstantin Menshov LP Opus 28, No.4 in E Minor, Largo, and Etudes, Op. 10, No. 12, in C Minor, Revolutionary Etude by Chopin; choreo by Olga Glinka, Konstantin Menshov
	FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?53215-Maria-Artemieva
7	Alena LEONOVA	RUS
	SP Smile performed by Nat King Cole, Overture - Unveiling the Statue (City Lights soundtrack) by Carl Davis, Terry's Theme (from Limelight soundtrack) by Charlie Chaplin; choreo by Olga Glinka and Valentin Molotov LP Summertime performed by Carmen McRae, Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley, In Other Words by April Stevens, Sing Sing Sing performed by the Andrew Sisters; choreo by Olga Glinka and Valentin Molotov
	FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?55216-Alena-Leonova&p=1158797#post1158797
8	Anna POGORILAYA	RUS
	SP Bolero For Violin And Orchestra by Walter Taieb and Vanessa Mae; choreo by Sergei Verbillo LP Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov; choreo by Sergei Verbillo
	FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?40382-Anna-Pogorilaya
9	Courtney HICKS	USA
	SP The Feeling Begins by Peter Gabriel; choreo by Jonathan Cassar and Rohene Ward LP Elizabeth The Golden Age (soundtrack) by Craig Armstrong and A.R. Rahman; choreo by Jonathan Cassar and Rohene Ward
	FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?41986-Courtney-Hicks
10	Mirai NAGASU	USA
	SP Demons by Imagine Dragons; choreo by Tom Dickson and Adam Rippon LP The Great Gatsby (soundtrack choreo by Tom Dickson and Adam Rippon
	FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?38037-Mirai-Nagasu
11	Ashley WAGNER	USA
	SP Hip Chin Chin performed by Club des Belugas FS Diamonds (from "Moulin Rouge" soundtrack), One Day I'll Fly Away (from "Moulin Rouge" soundtrack), The Show Must Go On (from "Moulin Rouge" soundtrack
	FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?39000-Ashley-Wagner

 

[deedee1]

Thanks doris, as always. Only 11 ladies listed now. Who has withdrawn from the original?

 

[sunnystars]

Thanks doris, as always. Only 11 ladies listed now. Who has withdrawn from the original?

M-B Meite :sad21:

 

[Sackie]

Any word on how Kaetlyn is doing lately? Has she gotten over all her injuries and in better shape to skate here? I was half expecting her to WD before the event.

 

[Crossover]

This competition will be really fun since this is the last stage to decide who's gonna get on board for the GPF. I expect Mao, Ashley and Miyahara or Pogorilaya on the podium, but the line up has so many underdogs with great potentials.

 

[Sackie]

That's why I was wondering about Kaetlyn. She has been scoring well in her short programs this year with some big errors. So if she is back in good health and skating well she could score really well in the short. In fact she should score close to what Alaine did last week in Russia if she still wants to be seen as the top CAN lady.

 

[Crossover]

If Kaetlyn felts something wrong with her physical condition, she would've withdrawn already like Mae did. We can't be sure of the possibility that she can be out of the competition since the event isn't started yet. I hope she pulls off in the both segments, so that her long journey of struggling with injuries is rewarded. I thought her SC showings were due to mental blocks.

 

[Sackie]

But I thought the rumors at SC were that she was injured again during practice and should have withdrawn there especially after she fell and hurt herself again in the short.

 

[apgold]

I think this will be more interesting with the mid-tier skaters over the top 4: Mao, Ashley, Anna and Satoko.

Mirai has her one GP to shine and show that she can build on her gold medal at Graz. I have her as coming in 6th place in my predictions so I hope she can do that or better. (And she'd better leave her 3A out of the SP!)

There are a lot of wildcards here including Osmond and Leonova. Leonova usually can be counted on to do a great SP (her Chaplin) and not so great long, but I think she messed up at her last GP and didn't make the top 6. Artemieva is usually solid but also gets lost among the top Russian ladies. And Hicks again has great potential but only if she lands her huge jumps and doesn't pop/double them. And Zijun is lovely but can't seem to get to the top tier.

 

[mrrice]

I think this will be more interesting with the mid-tier skaters over the top 4: Mao, Ashley, Anna and Satoko.

Mirai has her one GP to shine and show that she can build on her gold medal at Graz. I have her as coming in 6th place in my predictions so I hope she can do that or better. (And she'd better leave her 3A out of the SP!)

There are a lot of wildcards here including Osmond and Leonova. Leonova usually can be counted on to do a great SP (her Chaplin) and not so great long, but I think she messed up at her last GP and didn't make the top 6. Artemieva is usually solid but also gets lost among the top Russian ladies. And Hicks again has great potential but only if she lands her huge jumps and doesn't pop/double them. And Zijun is lovely but can't seem to get to the top tier.

:agree: Wow, I couldn't have said it better myself. Leonova can definitely do well in the SP and I love everything about her Chaplin program. Unfortunately, even when skated cleanly her LP IMO, is a mile behind Ashley's . I still haven't seen Mao's programs so, I can't comment on her at this point.

 

[Sackie]

And yes some of these skaters can play spoilers but the other question is will the judges let them. I mean they are just as aware as we are as to what is at stake for the GPF. And they can do the math just as well as any of us. I can't see any way that Mao or Ashley will finish lower then 1 and 2! They both will be in the final.

 

[hohoho]

That's why I was wondering about Kaetlyn. She has been scoring well in her short programs this year with some big errors. So if she is back in good health and skating well she could score really well in the short. In fact she should score close to what Alaine did last week in Russia if she still wants to be seen as the top CAN lady.

I have heard a couple of things about Kaetlyn.

1) The ankle that was tweeked at SC in practice was not to the broken one and has since been ok. The story from media on her groin was just soreness from the initial fall in the SP.

2) What I am also hearing is that the possible problem to the majority of her issues at SC was misaligned blades. I heard a story out of her practice rink that her blades were adjusted just prior to SC during sharpening (not to her knowledge) and that there have been a few people to the rink doing adjustments.

Other than that she is healthy and since the adjustments have happened she is skating very well.

 

[Sackie]

Oh I hope this is so. Would be nice to see what Kaetlyn can actually do when she is healthy and skating well. I think the judges have been waiting to give her some good scores - but she has not been able to skate well enough for them to do so. I mean if Alaine can score 67 for her short then a well skated clean short form Kaetlyn should be around 70.

 

[SashaJuliaSpins]

And yes some of these skaters can play spoilers but the other question is will the judges let them. I mean they are just as aware as we are as to what is at steak for the GPF. And they can do the math just as well as any of us. I can't see any way that Mao or Ashley will finish lower then 1 and 2! They both will be in the final.

:rofl2: I want some!

 

[deedee1]

M-B Meite :sad21:

I am sorry that I asked... We all knew the Paris tragedies, I sincerely hope Mae and her family are okay.
It's not an easy road at all, but I just pray everything is going to get back to normal little by little and all the people in Paris and thruout France will be surrounded by lots of smiles and laughters of themselves, of their families and friends soon again.

From France only Vanessa and Morgan to compete at NHK this time, sadly... But I am 100% sure they're gonna get huge love and big shouts out from audience :yes:, since not only Mae, Vanessa, Morgan but Brian, Florent, Nathalie, Fabian, etc. all French skaters are pretty famous and beloved by Japanese skating fans thanks to World Team Trophies in the past https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4cqCyWZyBY

 

[waxel]

Too bad M-B didn't withdraw in time to send another skater as the others did.

 

[Crossover]

Too bad M-B didn't withdraw in time to send another skater as the others did.

Well, that could happen and not every missing spots were filled in with another skater. Look at the men's entries at Rostelecom. Only 10 skaters competed because of two skaters' belated withdrawal in time to replace other skaters. Of course, they would have their own valid reason. Besides, given the Paris attacks and her deep sorrow shown in her social media, French Mae who looked devastated at that time could've been affected by the tragedy. In addition, She might've had health problems as a news report said. We can have more tolerance about her withdrawal.

 

[Crossover]

I am sorry that I asked... We all knew the Paris tragedies, I sincerely hope Mae and her family are okay.
It's not an easy road at all, but I just pray everything is going to get back to normal little by little and all the people in Paris and thruout France will be surrounded by lots of smiles and laughters of themselves, of their families and friends soon again.

From France only Vanessa and Morgan to compete at NHK this time, sadly... But I am 100% sure they're gonna get huge love and big shouts out from audience :yes:, since not only Mae, Vanessa, Morgan but Brian, Florent, Nathalie, Fabian, etc. all French skaters are pretty famous and beloved by Japanese skating fans thanks to World Team Trophies in the past https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4cqCyWZyBY

Just for your information, Chafik Besseghier of France will compete in the men's event. So Vannessa and Morgan were not alone to represent France. I hope all French skaters cope with the national tragedy.

 

[randomfan]

I'm sorry for Mae. I was really looking forward to seeing her. I hope she's okay.

 

[Alex D]

They skate tomorrow right? I somehow though today... old man is old.